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46,300 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), wildfires in Portugal and violence in Bambari. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 57 in 100 of its 249 stories, usually 12
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

5,907 of its 7,424 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jerusalem accounted for 4,797 of Israel's 5,907 stories about harm, carried by 2,162 outlets. 4,018 of Jerusalem's 4,797 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5,294 stories). Earthquake was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

107 of its 249 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (65 stories). Wildfires were named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

37 of its 62 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Palestine

699 of its 1,095 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 519 of Palestine's 699 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 379 of Gaza's 519 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (434 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

141 of its 249 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 32 of Manama's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

54 of its 89 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 36 of Dakar's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bosnia

54 of Sarajevo's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Drownings were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 208 of Afghanistan's 328 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Flooding was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and drought. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Albania

68 of its 97 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tirana accounted for 60 of Albania's 68 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Bosnia (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Germany (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in Ghana (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Hungary (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 May. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 46,300 stories about harm among 212,700 counted on 15 May.

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Portugal's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 212,700 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. Israel's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Israel80 in 100 of its 7,424 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi74 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 460 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel4018 stories about protests or strikes, of its 4797 Washington US430 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2376 Gaza Palestine379 stories about protests or strikes, of its 519 Charlottesville US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Moscow Russia198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBridgwater, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsDon Pancho, Mexico -- other: 11 stories, carried by 30 outletsNorthwest Territories, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 74 stories, carried by 74 outletsHelmand, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsEl Paso, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 51 stories, carried by 49 outletsHavana, Cuba -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 11 outletsSpringfield, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 54 outletsTokyo, Japan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 112 stories, carried by 42 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bridgwater UK about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Don Pancho Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 11 stories ● Northwest Territories Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 74 stories ● Helmand Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● El Paso US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 51 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 13,426 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,215 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health19% 8,821 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 6,460 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,120 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,573 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,119 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 824 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed16,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,034 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests5,489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions522 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations312 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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